The Native Conquistador

Contents

List of Illustrations

Foreword

Preface

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

Thirteenth Relation: On the Arrival of the Spaniards and the Beginning of the Law of the Gospel

Epilogue

References

Index

“While Alva Ixtlilxochitl’s work has received critical attention in recent years from the editors of this volume and others, such as Jongsoo Lee and Galen Brokaw, his writings have not been available in English translation. Hence the present volume is very welcome. The editors’ selection from Alva Ixtlilxochitl’s corpus is the best choice for reaching a wide audience of students and nonspecialists. . . . For classroom instructors, I recommend this above Cortés’s letters or Bernal Díaz del Castillo’s account for its succinct, action-packed, and indigenous-centered telling of the Aztec-to-Spanish imperial transition.”

—Louise M. Burkhart, Hispanic American Historical Review